Serine racemase: A key player in neuron activity and in neuropathologies

Frontiers in Bioscience

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 1112-1128

  Campanini, Barbara ^a   Spyrakis, Francesca ^a   Peracchi, Alessio ^a   Mozzarelli, Andrea ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PARMA   (Italy)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF BIOSTRUCTURES AND BIOSYSTEMS   (Italy)

Author keywords

Amino acid racemization; Catalysis; D serine; NMDA receptor; Pyridoxal 5' phosphate; Review

Indexed keywords

EID: 84880559027     PISSN: 27686701     EISSN: 27686698     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2741/4167     Document Type: Article

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